The Wrong Heart

The Wrong Heart

Author: Jennifer Hartmann Listening Length: 13h 29m

When my husband died, he left my broken heart behind. He left another heart behind, too—his. I know its wrong. I shouldnt be contacting the recipient of my husbands heart. I dont even expect him to reply But theres a desperate, twisted part of me that hopes he will. No names. No personal details. Just a conversation. ...

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One week.

One week of radio silence from Parker and Zephyr, and Parker has the nerve to show up to this meeting as if nothing were amiss. As if we didn’t have raw, passionate sex in my backyard seven days ago. As if he didn’t just leave me there alone in the rain, ignore my text, and refuse to make any follow-up contact.

Anger surges through me like a white wave, tingeing my cheeks pink. He’s just sitting there, one seat over, his legs sprawled out in front of him like usual, arms crossed. I don’t think he’s looked my way all meeting, which is unusual. Even when I gave my starting point, my throat catching, my tone trembling, he stared straight ahead, his expression unreadable.

Good.